Most producers in Saskatchewan have finished seeding. 99 percent of the crop has been seeded, slightly up from 96 percent last week, according to today’s crop report. “It’s right where we should be for this time of year,” said Crops Extenstion Specialist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture Matthew Struthers. “There’s a little bit of […]
For the last few days people have been donning lighter clothes, more people are out walking on the streets and in the parks, and there is the smell of backyard fires and BBQs going in the evening. All sure signs that spring has arrived in Saskatchewan. But not so fast. Winter wants to have another […]
The weather over the last few days has been exceptionally wild in Saskatchewan over the last few days. From blizzard like conditions to freezing rain in a matter of hours across sections of the province. The highways reached a deadlock in some parts of the province. Keeping motorists from their holiday destinations. Freezing rain left […]
Thousands of Canadians who have been without power since last week’s fierce winter storms spent Boxing day in the cold and dark while strong winds and high tides on the West Coast prompted a flood warning. The City of Vancouver issued a flood warning Monday evening, saying “exceptionally high tide and high winds” are forecasted […]
The president of APAS welcomes widespread weekend moisture in the Saskatchewan grainbelt. The weather office says the southern grainbelt had rainfall equivalent of 15 to 30 millimeters on the weekend while the northern grainbelt had 5 to 10 millimeters. Ian Boxall of Tisdale says farmland has been extremely dry this fall across much of the […]
Rescue crews waded through flooded streets and used boats Thursday in a scramble to save people trapped after Hurricane Ian destroyed a cross-section of Florida and brought torrential rains that continued to fall. The destruction began to come into focus a day after Ian made landfall in Florida as one of the strongest hurricanes ever to hit to the […]
Saskatchewan farmers made limited harvest progress this past week, slowed by cooler and damp weather. Provincial crops extension specialist Matt Struthers says combining is at 73 percent complete, up from 64 percent last week and ahead of the five year average of 68 percent. Harvest ranges from 96 percent in the southwest to 52 percent […]
The rain that Regina and much of southern Saskatchewan saw on Monday and Tuesday was a welcome sight for farmers and backyard gardeners alike. David Phillips with Environment and Climate Change Canada said the typical seasonal weather has reversed a little bit for June and July. “July is the warmest month, and June is really the […]
Environment Canada says summer 2022 in southern Saskatchewan will be warmer than normal. Senior climatologist David Phillips says this summer in Southern Saskatchewan will not see the same heat wave this year as 2021. He says the weather will be warmer than normal but not the same heat blast as last year. Phillips says rainfall […]
The latest Saskatchewan crop report says there was general rain across the grainbelt this week but more will be needed in some areas. Provincial crops extension specialist Matt Struthers says some eastern areas had localized flooding but western regions will need more moisture. He says areas with the highest rainfall include Spiritwood with 86 […]
